Stock market capitalization to GDP in Panama
Panama: Stock market capitalization to GDP was 25.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Panama, 1993–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 25.8% for stock market capitalization to gdp in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market capitalization to gdp in Panama peaked at 39.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1993.
That places Panama 57th out of 91 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5.0% | — |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +63.8% |
| 1995 | 8.7% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | +49.3% |
| 1997 | 20.4% | +57.2% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | +61.9% |
| 1999 | 28.7% | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 22.7% | -20.9% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 36.4% | +30.1% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 5.0% | 33.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 20.8% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 23.4% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Panama
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -13.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -14.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0456 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 901.56 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -13.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 996.88 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -13.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 996.88 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market capitalization to gdp in Panama?
- Stock market capitalization to gdp in Panama was 25.8% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1993.
- How does Panama rank for stock market capitalization to gdp?
- Panama ranks 57th out of 91 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market capitalization to gdp rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as part of Stock market capitalization to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value of listed shares to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. End-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF) and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).